Birding in Chico

The Weather looks good so we will meet tomorrow 9:00 A.M. at Llano Seco on 7 Mile Lane.

This class meets every Thursday starting January 25, 2007 to March 1, 2007. All outings start at 9:00 A.M. unless noted otherwise, and most will be over by 11:00 A.M.

January 25
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge,
Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane.
Meet at the viewing stand

February 1
Bidwell River State Park (Indian Fisheries)
Meet at Indian Fisheries

February 8
Upper Bidwell Park
Meet at the new parking lot above Horseshoe Lake

February 15
Feather River Parkway, Oroville
Meet at Park and Ride, Lot #2 at 9 A.M. Will be back around 12.00 P.M.

February 22
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge
Pine Creek Unit
Meet at Albertson’s Parking lot on East Ave.

March 1
Black Butte Lake
Meet at Park & Ride, Lot #2 at 8:30 A.M.
We will return to Chico around 12:30
*Note, Bring your small radio if you have one.

Note: Rain will cancel our outing. I will contact you by e-mail before 8:30 a.m. if we have to cancel

Our outing tomorrow, 12/14/06, will be on rain or shine. Be sure to come for soup after the tour.

The following is a list of birds we sighted at 7 Mile lane.

The weather was clear and cold, about 55˚, but very little wind.

7 Mile Lane 12/7/06

Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Ring Necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Ruddy Duck
immature Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Common Moorhen
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Long-billed Curlew
Long-billed Dowitcher
Western Gull
Loggerhead Shrike
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
American Crow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Pipit
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird

It looks like the weather will be good for tomorrows outing to Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Llano Seco, 7 Mile Lane. It could be cold earlier in the morning, so be sure to dress in layers. We will be meeting at the viewing stand at 9:00 o’clock. Figure about 20 minutes from downtown Chico. This is a good place to use your spotting scope so be sure to bring it with you.

To get there from downtown Chico, take 8th St. West until you come to the stop sign at Walnut St. (Highway 32). Turn left and continue on Walnut, which turns into Dayton Rd. within three blocks. Follow Dayton Rd. South about 5 miles from 8th. St. to the stop sign, which is known as Dayton Four Corners. Turn right on Ord Ferry Rd. and continue West through the little town of Dayton to Seven Mile Lane. This is about three miles from Dayton Four Corners. Turn left on Seven Mile Lane, and in about 2 miles you will see the viewing platform on your right at the Sacramento Wildlife Refuge.   We will meet there at 9 a.m.